Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Stephen Batchelor ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0385527063, 9780385527064
Page: 421
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

There seems to be a growing demand for books like this, written BY and FOR Western Buddhists. In his book Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist, Stephen Batchelor recounts an interesting story about Ling Rinpoche… Kyabje Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche. Stephen Batchelor has recently written a particularly interesting book, Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist. Scottish Atheist living in Texas. The two topics here remind me, I really need to read Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist! Here, we shall outline this earliest version of Buddha's life, based on the scholarly research of Stephen Batchelor presented in his Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. I think he was going for something similar to what Stephen Batchelor did in Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. Stephen Batchelor, a former Zen monk, has written a number of great books, including Buddhism Without Beliefs, Living with the Devil, and Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist. There are plenty of western Buddhist who embrace various superstitions, but I am certainly not alone as a secular Buddhist. Renowned Buddhist scholar and author Stephen Batchelor and his wife, Martine Batchelor, author, spiritual counselor and meditation teacher, will make a rare appearance this weekend, Nov. Stephen Batchelor talks about Confession of a Buddhist Atheist.According to Batchelor, the outlook of the Buddha was far removed from the religiosity that has c. All names shall be given in their Pali versions. Reading Stephen Batchelor's Confession of a Buddhist Atheist is likely to have an irreversible impact on your image of the historical Buddha. I'll grant that Buddhism as a "religion" is not very appealing and I am repulsed by the fluffy, new age aspects, but if you check out a few choice Gil Fronsdal podcasts or Stephen Batchelors book: "Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist" you may get a better understanding of why many As an amateur and fence sitter - I don't feel qualified to discuss this too deeply, but as a skeptic and atheist, I still find a lot to admire in the philosophy and practices arising from Buddhism. Enjoying reading Stephen's autobiography. Stephen Batchelor: Confession of a Buddhist Atheist · Edit · Delete · Tags · Autopost. This post is Part Three in a series concerning Stephen Batchelor, author of Buddhism Without Beliefs and Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist (here is a link to a list of Batchelor's publications at his website). In it, he tells his own story of embracing, then rejecting, both Tibetan Buddhism and Zen.